Santana pitches Royals to a win

Pitcher outduels Indians' Kazmir to improve to 3-1

Associated Press

Updated 11:46 pm, Saturday, April 27, 2013

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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 27: Starting pitcher Ervin Santana #54 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the 1st inning of the game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium on April 27, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) less

KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 27: Starting pitcher Ervin Santana #54 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the 1st inning of the game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium on April 27, 2013 in Kansas ... more

The Indians have scored three runs or fewer in eight of their past 10 games and 13 times this season, going 3-10 in those games.

Scott Kazmir (0-1), who was making his second big-league start in two years, was charged with the loss. He gave up two runs in five innings, while striking out four and walking two.

Rays 10, White Sox 4: Matt Moore became the first Tampa Bay pitcher to win five games in April as the Rays snapped a two-game losing streak. The left-hander joined Boston's Clay Buchholz as the only five-game winners this month. He allowed just three hits, one earned run and matched a season high with nine strikeouts in six innings of work. Moore's 1.13 ERA is second-lowest in the majors behind St. Louis right-hander Jake Westbrook (0.98).

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3: Russell Martin hit a two-run home run to highlight a four-run seventh inning as Pittsburgh rallied. The comeback gave A.J. Burnett (2-2) his second victory over St. Louis in 10 days. He gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. His six strikeouts expanded his team record for the month of April to a league-leading 48. St. Louis starter Jake Westbrook left after six innings with a 2-0 lead. He struck out six and scattered six hits to lower his ERA to 0.98 in four starts.